Art Saves Lives: Gentle Art Pactices for Healing: In this class discover a gentle, playful pathway to your creative passion, without harsh self judgement or high expectations for perfect results.

with Laura

Art Saves Lives: Gentle Art Pactices for Healing

This class is a safe place and a way to experience joy, and non-judgemental hands on art while having fun.With an emphasis on playfulness, rather than perfection, participants let go of getting it just right or acceptable. As participants engage in simple art activities that lower exepectations, feelings of relief occur and the typical creative blocks start to unravel. The usual blocks are; perfectionism, procrastination, self-sabotage, inner-critic dominance and fear of failure.

Class Summary

Class Time:

4 hours of learning!

Class taught in:
English

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A group class setting is ideal for an exchange and shared experiences, as each exercise is completed. This is an important aspect as the intention and take away, after the class, is to feel comfortable, relaxed, and less stressed when creating art outside the class.Together, we will loosen up with blind drawing, (eyes closed) doodling, drawing with the non dominant hand, scribbling, still life contour drawing, and color as a reflection of mood. The class is for all levels, and anyone who feels stressed, overwhelmed and disconnected from their creative self. As playfulness is the emphasis and antidote to healing through art practices, participants will take away a new way of pursuing their creative art passion to enjoy on their own.With simple art practices such as; blind contour drawing, drawing with the non-dominant hand, doodling, finishing sentence prompts, writing imperfect poems, drawing from a photo (without judgement), making mistakes, mind sculpting (a technique from my KMCC training), free form coloring with crayons, watercolors, or oil pastels, and an HB pencil; a pathway to removing creative blocks is possible.

Art supplies for the course:

mixed media art pad, 9"x12" (or any size pad)

cake watercolor tray (or tubes), primary colors

box of crayons, or oil pastels

3 different size brushes (non expensive)

HB or hard lead pencil

any art supplies you have on hand

pen to write with (use your own journal, or art pad)

As a professional artisan for 50 years, a BA in Fine Art, San Francisco State University, a fiberartist for 20 years and recently a certified Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach, 6 years, I have been on both sides of the fence. From my own experience, and most studies confirm, hands on art is healing, joyful, reduces stress, and provides space to be in the present moment.

Meet Your Teacher

Meeting Times

Tuesday, Sep 1
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Sep 15
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Sep 29
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, Oct 13
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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What you need

Stable Internet Connection
Phone or PC with video conferencing capabilities

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$96.00

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6 max participants

First session after Sep 1

Tip: Ask your employer to pay!

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Laura welcomes you!

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